"I created several samples from the original field recording and used 2 that dictated the direction of the rest of the composition. Silk weaving is traditionally quite repetitive work so I wanted to convey this in my piece, aiming to subtly change the tone of the track throughout. I rushed to finish this track as I kept putting it off, like addressing my many unread emails and messages. 

"In typical fashion, the piece was started hours before the submission deadline. I need to address my time management, but at the same time, I really like being under pressure and had so much fun."

Weaving on the Isle of Skye reimagined by Sean Reilly.

"The Okavango Delta is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to several indigenous communities, including the Batswana and San people, who have lived in the area for centuries. This piece is comprised of audio fragments of a Botswana chant field recording combined with percussion."

Okavango Delta songs reimagined by Scott Lawrence Whitman.

Huge 12 noon Sunday bells peal out over a sustained period from the Marktkirche Lutheran church in Hannover, preceded by a walk along a street with several cafes lined with Hannover 96 fans about to head to the match. 

Recorded by Cities and Memory. 

"I love bells, and this is a beautiful recording. I feel like Bells have a really unearthly sound. I just let the Bells lead me along as bells do. I also felt a context of bells warning, and the falling apart of things around us, but they also were leading a way out."

Bells from Gloucester Cathedral reimagined by Lostworldsounds - Michelle Breslin.

It was a Saturday afternoon and I was browsing antiques at the Gloucester Antiques Centre when I heard the muffled sound of bells. I moved to the back of the shop to a barred door that led to the backyard and set my recorder. 

Through the cracks in the door came the sound of Gloucester Cathedral’s bells ringing a few hundred meters away. They had been peeling intermittently across the city all afternoon. I listened a few moments until they fell silent and the sounds in the shop reasserted themselves.

Recorded by Paul Stephens-Wood.

A nighttime recording from the Ecuadorian Amazon reveals the hidden world that awakens after dark. Bats flutter overhead, insects create an otherworldly symphony, and distant howls echo through the trees. A gentle stream murmurs beneath it all, weaving a tapestry of life, survival, and mystery.

Recorded by Rafael Diogo.

As dawn stretches gently over the bay, the village stirs to life. The soft clatter of fishermen preparing their lines mingles with the playful clinks of children spinning an old bicycle wheel with a bamboo stick — a game as timeless as the tide. Nearby, the metallic hum of the village well echoes through the dusty sand alley, as barefoot kids dash beneath the waking sun. Roosters, curiously late, call out as if surprised by a world already in motion.

This is the soundscape of a quiet coastal village in the Philippines — a delicate braid of labour, laughter, and nature — where time unfolds not in hours, but in tides and tradition.

Recorded by Rafael Diogo. 

Takeshita Street, located in Harajuku, Tokyo, is a bustling pedestrian-only street known for its fashion boutiques, cafés, and restaurants. In the recording, made in late October 2024, you can hear the sounds of footsteps, lively conversations, and a mix of languages. 

This constant flow of people and linguistic diversity reveals the dynamic nature of the street, where the coexistence of so many languages in one place evokes the idea of a contemporary Tower of Babel — a place where different cultures intersect and connect.

Recorded by Gus - On Collector.

"When listening to the field recording I kept imagining movement all around me. Then I began going to a darker place where I felt large unseen creatures moving toward me and the feelings of slight panic one might experience in that situation, despite the beauty of natures surroundings. My attempt here was to capture the mood and ambience these thoughts brought forth."

Night in the Ecuadorian Amazon reimagined by Gerald Fratzl.

"Takeshita Street is a busy pedestrian street, I've taken a perspective of being someone who is lost in the crowd / distracted by their phone to create an experimental / ambient / glitchy / tape loop track. 

"I've used the recording in a number of samplers to create ambience and create those snippets of conversation you tend to hear in passing. It was recorded as a one take live recording on iPhone."

Takeshita Street, Tokyo reimagined by Andy Lyon.